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| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 11:35:36 AM #36 | foreveraIone posted... I'd tell you shave normally but you look like you'd be really young without it. yeah I got a fat face --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 11:33:26 AM #14 | Joenage posted... MrK3V posted...Sucks that ISIS had to turn out to be a terrorist organization naw I think it came out before ISIS was big --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 11:32:32 AM #34 |  I know my tie is crooked but this is the nicest I have looked in my entire life so I think itll be ok --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | MOAB kills 36 Islamic State militants, Afghanistan officials say |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 10:51:10 AM #26 | The Admiral posted... Considering the money on the bomb was already spent (likely under Obama) and it was going to lay wasted if not used, I have issue with this. Killing 36 ISIS members is still a small step in the right direction. But what if Iran actually decides to pursue a nuclear bomb and we need our bunker busters to bust actual bunkers? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Arrow Season 5 solidified itself as the best season of anything in Arrowverse. |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 10:24:08 AM #6 | after season 2 I was so on board the arrow train but season 3 was not good then I gave up --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 10:23:23 AM #12 | D-Lo_BrownTown posted... Archer has been shit since the Vice season I thought Vice was one of the better seasons, actually --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 10:21:15 AM #10 | dodgefan91 posted... Well they didn't know if they were going to be renewed or not so they made the finale last season act as a possible series finale. I thought they had been renewed for more seasons at the same time as the last one was renewed. Could be wrong, though. I don't think that would have been a great series finale either way lol --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 12:50:59 AM #7 | The setting is good, but there aren't any real jokes except callbacks. And Pam is literally a dude or living as one... Where are the jokes --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 12:47:39 AM #5 | DarkChozoGhost posted... But it'll work for me a year from now when I finally watch it (on netflix) Probably, to be fair --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | New season of Archer is kinda shit so far |
| Balrog0 04/14/17 12:45:37 AM #1 | Seems like it wants to be a Netflix, every episode in a day, kinda thing. Doesn't work. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 9:51:14 PM #33 | The position title is "health care policy fellow" It's a grant funded position at a nonprofit, so it's only guaranteed for one year. I kind of like that, though. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 8:12:29 PM #30 | I've clocked in around 20-22 minutes every time I've done it so far I think that's good I am ready --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | its my pa's birthday and he's crying about our dog that died almost a year ago |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 2:36:42 PM #1 | :( --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 1:55:20 PM #124 | not welfare narrowly defined at least there are plenty of ways that more affluent americans receive benefits from the government, directly and indirectly --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 12:09:46 PM #73 | 3rd_Best_Master posted... Texas' whole economy is based off of snapping up established California companies and convincing them to operate there instead. It's not really a big surprise when their plan ends up snapping up some Californians as well. no way dude don't forget oil --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:54:28 AM #66 | Questionmarktarius posted... Twin3Turbo posted...Questionmarktarius posted...Twin3Turbo posted...This makes sense on the surface and is good advice prior to the kids being born, but whats the end game when saying this? Do you expect the kids to starve? because of the economies of scale you get from raising a lot of children in one place, right? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I wish we had a haggling culture here in America |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:52:52 AM #13 | I've literally paid for dental services with in-kind work put up a backsplash and did some other tile work for a dentist to get my wisdom teeth removed --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:48:51 AM #66 | is texas humid??? not in my experience but I'm comparing it to arkansas and dc I guess --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I wish we had a haggling culture here in America |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:47:53 AM #9 | The Admiral posted... We somewhat do. Outside of major retail stores, you can haggle for most things. any kind of pawn shop or flea market or farmers market --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:40:19 AM #34 | Questionmarktarius posted... EggplantParm posted...Questionmarktarius posted...EggplantParm posted...That is illegal. in my state, there are different rules for different kind of guns already -- usually it has to do with age restrictions on the person or has to do with hunting --minors can own long-barrel guns but not hand guns, there are antique gun hunting seasons, etc -- but I don't see why those kind of variations couldn't be written into background checks for private sellers. In fact, Im pretty sure within-family gun transfers are usually excluded when states try to expand background checks but I'd need to double check that --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:23:28 AM #30 | monkmith posted... EggplantParm posted...Balrog0 posted...I Like Toast posted...The article itself shows that the person using the gun wasn't who bought it. Which I wouldn't count since the person doing the shooting didn't buy it. And given the figure is coming from mother Jones they are going to slant the data to their narrative. He's saying its illegal for you to get someone to buy a gun for you from a licensed dealer, which is true. But yeah, it is basically impossible to prove. Because you can sell your guns or give them away once you own them. So they need to prove the intent to sell prior to the purchase. I think you can only really do that if you catch them on tape or can prove a cash transfer. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:21:29 AM #28 | EggplantParm posted... That is illegal. It's illegal to get someone else to purchase a gun for you, yeah. Kind of like its illegal to not pay sales taxes on internet purchases. Without an enforcement mechanism, it doesn't matter. Plus, I'm pretty sure you need to demonstrate intent. The SCOTUS case that ruling is derived from has a pretty unbroken chain of intent where someone got a gun through another person just to take advantage of a discount, including giving him the money prior to the purchase. I'm pretty certain if you do it the other way around (tell them to buy the gun and then buy it from them) it would be much harder to prove and prosecute. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:10:26 AM #21 | I Like Toast posted... The article itself shows that the person using the gun wasn't who bought it. Which I wouldn't count since the person doing the shooting didn't buy it. And given the figure is coming from mother Jones they are going to slant the data to their narrative. Right, so the issue is that its totally legal for me to do a private guns transfer to one of my friends without doing a background check Having someone else buy a gun that you then buy (or simply get) from him isn't illegal. Stealing it, however, would be. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 11:03:20 AM #52 | tc is correct that houston is better able to accommodate new migrants, though I kind of wish they weren't so fucking crazy about freeways how do you have a 26 lane freeway? thats nuts --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:57:45 AM #48 | shockthemonkey posted... lmao most people on welfare can't afford drugs now that's taking it a bit far the problem I have is that most drugs are objectively less bad for public finances than alcohol, tobacco, or sugar, all of which are okay for welfare recipients to get (the former two you can't get WITH welfare money, but they don't test you to see if you're deserving based on those factors) --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:53:21 AM #41 | J E S U S posted... Don't have kids you can't afford I actually agree, now if only state governments in the south didn't do everything in their power to make abortions impossible to attain Questionmarktarius posted... You could always, you know, leave Mississippi. yes, I'm sure someone whose family needs to fight for $170 a month in welfare has the means to relocate to... another state where they won't be eligible for public assistance programs for some time since they aren't yet a resident? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:47:15 AM #30 | DifferentialEquation posted... These types of program need some sort of overhaul. People shouldn't be living like kings off of the taxpayers' money. how could you live like a kind on TANF? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:45:23 AM #43 | Asherlee10 posted... Balrog0 posted...Asherlee10 posted...Literally the Live Music capital. No one is! I'm reading a book called Music City that talks about how festivals have become an engine of economic growth for cities that have embraced them. What people don't usually understand is how the government works fist in glove with the artist community (and, you know, their agents and ticket selling companies) in order to cultivate the image to the outside world. As a matter of fact, the amount of local government support a festival gets is very strongly correlated to its success. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Mississippi is rejecting 98% of welfare applicants, won't explain why |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:42:43 AM #26 | Iodine posted... Sojy posted...whitewimmin posted...What’s going on in Mississippi is a direct result of the way TANF functions today. In 1996, the welfare reform bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton turned it into a block grant in which states get a fixed amount of money from the federal government to run their programs. thats a pathetic margin for a democrat Obama got 63% of that demo in 2012, while Romney got 31%. Hilary and Trump got 53% and 40% respectively. Interestingly, Obama got 57% of those between 30k and 50k, while Romney got 48%. Hilary and Trump got 52% and 41%. So you can see where Trump had a relative appeal --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:37:09 AM #38 | Asherlee10 posted... Literally the Live Music capital. like I said austin has a great music scene but just because your city council decided it wanted to rebrand itself because didnt want to be the second nashville doesn't mean I need to buy into it more venues doesn't mean anything! --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:22:05 AM #17 | these are a couple years old but they say essentially the same thing http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/san-bernardino-shooting/more-80-percent-guns-used-mass-shootings-obtained-legally-n474441 --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My state is looking into one gun purchase a month laws and I don't get the point |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:21:26 AM #16 | MabusIncarnate posted... I Like Toast posted...MabusIncarnate posted...Sativa_Rose posted...Has any mass shooter been able to kill more people by having a large number of firearms with them at the time? is that true? I googled it and this NYT article came up: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/03/us/how-mass-shooters-got-their-guns.html it says most of them got their guns legally but I didn't check to see what they meant by that (like, I know sometimes the gun is purchased legally by someone they're living with and they end up stealing it, not sure if it counts that as a legally purchased gun or not) --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Attn: If you're from California, please stop moving to TX. |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 10:05:04 AM #17 | Sting posted... Austin really isn't that great. Everyone rants and raves over 6th street but it's nothing special. Downtown Omaha and New Orleans are a lot better because of the music scenes. All 6th street has are college kids, douche bags, and over priced bars, food, and souvenirs. Austin has a big music scene, though... Also, homeboy who complained about property taxes in California, Texas is one of the highest property tax states. Because no income tax or sales tax (not sure about. the latter) --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Trump is the Martin Luther King of healthcare |
| Balrog0 04/13/17 9:18:53 AM #3 | It's their token trump supporter, I don't see the issue --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My thoughts on Yooka Laylee, 12 hours played, ~60% completion, all moves |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 11:52:21 PM #22 | What would you give kazooie and tooie? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried. |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 7:53:33 PM #45 | twitterfriends posted... Even if you don't support socialism you still have to acknowledge taxes in the United States are extremely low, we're the only first world nation without a Universal Healthcare System. yet we spend more on healthcare I'm not sure what this is supposed to say about socialism though --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | im starting my grad school application |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 7:19:36 PM #7 | nice bro gl I'm sure you'll get into your school of choice and do well --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 7:18:22 PM #28 | I think I'm done with the presentation material itself I've done a couple practice runs by myself but I'm gonna run it by my gf a couple of times tonight too --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I'm black and like white girls |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 5:51:10 PM #3 | Im a white guy who likes black girls --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | My thoughts on Yooka Laylee, 12 hours played, ~60% completion, all moves |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 5:50:07 PM #9 | What are the themes for the five worlds? 5 seems really disappointing to me. Even if they expand, one of the things that was compelling about collectathons (to me, as a kid in the 90s/early 2000s at least) was the different ways they could fuse the core gameplay with different worlds to create experiences that really felt kind of different even though they were basically the same -- I mean, iirc, Banjo Kazooie had like 3 different water levels and they all felt different and unique --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Lifters of CE, what protein powder do you use/what's the best? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 5:34:37 PM #6 | philsov posted... fyi, nutrition timing means absolutely nothing. There is no magic postworkout window, and if there was, you're better off consuming protein beforehand because there's this thing called "digestion" thats not what ppp taught me so long ago tho!! --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Is 'white privilege' just wealth privilege? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 4:41:04 PM #5 | no --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Who would you say is America's most important ally? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 4:14:55 PM #8 | Canada and UK are both up there I guess I'd go Canada of the two but honestly aren't they basically the UK jr? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | More proof Clinton was an awful candidate |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 4:03:10 PM #23 | Darkman124 posted... she’d focused too heavily on black and brown voters at the expense of competing for the whites who had formed her base in 2008. I do understand her position, to an extent. It's especially difficult since she was following a two-term president of the same party. Finding a way to thread the needle between status quo and change is hard. I don't know that she ever really had a message, though, at least not one that was conveyed to voters. I think she's right about that. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | 3rd round of interviews, I have to prepare a presentation this time |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 3:13:29 PM #22 | I am almost done with this I think I'm gonna aim to talk for about 20 minutes and leave 10 minutes or so for questions Old NoiseTank posted... you got this man! thanks buddy --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | People who have graduated from college tend to be more liberal. Why is that? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 3:09:11 PM #140 | It is a fair point that we were talking about different groups, though. I'm less sure about undergraduate students, but I assume they reflect more or less the professors which could be wrong. http://www.panettainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Hart-2012-complete-report.pdf according to this business majors were more likely to vote for Obama than McCain or Romney, at least --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | People who have graduated from college tend to be more liberal. Why is that? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 3:00:10 PM #139 | fenderbender321 posted... You're exactly right! But guess what...Balrog0 didn't say most economists are Democrat & Independent. He said most economists are Democrats. So he does not get to lump in another category. Since I was only arguing against that claim, and not arguing that most economists are Republican, I can add the other 2 categories up...and if it equals more than 50%, I can make a factual statement that proves why he was wrong, which I did. Who cares? I addressed the content of your retort before you made it. The idea that someone can be reliably democratic without registering for the party isn't some kind of rocket science, and that's why I posted the information that I did when I did. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | People who have graduated from college tend to be more liberal. Why is that? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 2:55:27 PM #135 | fenderbender321 posted... If by backpedal you mean correct myself to retain credibility, then yes, I backpedalled. I do that because I'm an honest person to debate. But at least I did that. You have yet to admit you're wrong, even though you just proved that your comment was wrong with your own source. I consider people who reliably vote democrat to be democratic voters despite not labeling themselves as such, which is why I said that more economists must lean Democrat than Republican when I posted the stats about Kerry voters vs Bush voters and specifically noted that I was conflating two separate groups (economists vs entire business college) while doing it I was already pretty careful in what I said, if you're really waiting for me to take back the statement "most economists are democrats, hombre" then I guess I will, but I'm not trying to quibble over semantics --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | People who have graduated from college tend to be more liberal. Why is that? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 1:39:18 PM #113 | but I guess overwhelmingly doesn't mean most, does it definitions, definitions, definitions!!!! --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | People who have graduated from college tend to be more liberal. Why is that? |
| Balrog0 04/12/17 1:38:52 PM #112 | fenderbender321 posted... Plus, I never claimed most economists are conservative. you said they were "overwhelmingly conservative" actually, before you decided to backpedal --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
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